May 12, 2024 10:49 am
Responding to why the commission had flagged the issue now as Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka existed for decades, Hansraj Ahir said, “we do not want to go into the past, we have sought present-day data.
December 28, 2022 11:49 pm
Hours after the High Court's order, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that his government would set up a commission for it and that the civic elections would be held only after reserving seats for the OBCs.
July 30, 2022 5:07 pm
Officials of thePimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s election department said of the 37 seats reserved for OBC candidates, 24 were reserved directly while the draw of lots was held for 13 wards.
July 22, 2022 11:19 am
The six-member commission headed by Jayant Kumar Banthia, a former chief secretary, was set up by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government this March after the 27 per cent reservation in local self-government bodies was struck down by the Supreme Court.
February 06, 2014 6:20 am
Says dialogue initiated into quota for financially backward.
May 29, 2012 3:04 am
Verdict may affect admissions that have already taken place in central institutions like the IITs.